Leadership

Board of Directors

Janice Tham

President: Term 2022 – 2027

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Daniel Hinton

Term 2023 – 2027

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Josh Baker

Treasurer: Term 2025 – 2029

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Wayne Johnson

Term 2024 – 2028

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Kimberly Farley

Secretary: Term 2023 – 2027

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Joshua Mauldin

Term 2025 – 2029

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Theresa Ellington

Term 2022 – 2026

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Senior Leadership

Lynda Sloneker

Executive Director

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Peter Fear

Debate Committee Chair

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Allisha Speed

Speech Committee Chair

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Committees

Alumni

Samuel Durand – Co-Chair

Elizabeth Stapleton - Co-Chair

Nicole Kaiser

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Marketing

DeEtte Sprimont - Chair

Kris Calhoun
Kate Creecy
Michelle Geissler

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Tabulation

Lynda Sloneker - Chair

Looking for volunteers

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Communications

JoAnn Pattara – Chair
Wendy Baker

Lindsey Kendrick
Barb Martin

Robin Owens

Cindy Quilci

Emma Millard - Intern

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Speech

Allisha Speed– Chair
Dovey Elliott

Debra Fear

Michelle Richardson

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NITOC Event Committee

Trish Youmans– Chair

Candis Grover

Jennifer Janssen

Kelly Parsons

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Debate

Peter Fear – Chair

Allison Dixon

Jeff Eschen

Sarah Giddens

Alyssa Hayes

Wayne Johnson

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Training & Development

Ellen Alcazar - Chair
Margaret Benton
Elvie Francisco

Anita Nash
Trish Youmans

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Venue Search Committee

Ben Hodge - Chair
Shannon Chesebro

Ryan Elliott

Ryan Nicholas

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Stoa is grateful for the service of the following prior Board Members, Committee Chairpersons, and NITOC Tournament Directors:

President

Scott York
Van Schalin
Mark Russell
Dave McKinley
Greg DeJager
Maggie Carabelos

Lynda Sloneker

Secretary

Konrad Hack
Joanne Quan
Laura Yeates
Angela Childress
CJ Tam

Kimberly Farley

Janice Tham

Treasurer

Marie Stout
Danny Eldridge
Wally Long
John Eyth
Angela Childress
Greg DeJager
Sharon Nagatani
Jeff Eschen

Theresa Ellington

Members

Jeff Schubert
Diana Wolfson
Chris Jeub
Elise Pope
Patsy Butman
Robert Kwong
MelRae Ambs
Craig Smith
Patricia Shaw
Mike Winther

Steven Vaughan

Ronette Bakke

Mary Winther

Speech Committee Chair

Charlotte Rehn
Craig Smith
Debbie Snyder
Angela Childress
Alicia Stunkel

Anna Plummer

Debate Committee Chair

Dorr Clark
TJ Harding
Mary Winther
Katie Herche
Steven Vaughan
Colleen Enos

Danny Lyda

Stoa also wishes to acknowledge the significant leadership of Lars Jorgensen in the founding of Stoa.

NITOC Tournament Directors

2010

Van & Susan Schalin

2015

Danny & Pam Eldridge

2020

Maggie Carabelos & Laura Yeates

2025

Lynda Sloneker &

Janice Tham

2011

Van & Susan Schalin

2016

Joanne Quan

2021

Maggie Carabelos & Sharon Nagatani

2012

Chris Jeub & Chris Leland

2017

Melrae Ambs &

Angela Childress

2022

Lynda Sloneker

2013

Laura Yeates

2018

Craig & Julie Smith

2023

Sharon Nagatani &

Mary Winther

2014

Craig & Julie Smith

2019

Danny & Pam Eldridge

2024

Angela Childress & Theresa Ellington